Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Designation
Honoree: Mrs. Larrie West Stalks
Date(s): TBD
Official Street Name(s): Longworth Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Larrie West Stalks Way
Sponsor: Chaneyfield Jenkins
Additional Information:
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Whereas, Ordinance 6PSF-E, May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
Whereas, Mrs. Larrie West Stalks, longtime Essex County Registrar, Central Ward Democratic Chairwoman and the first African American woman to serve as a Department head in the city of Newark when she was appointed Director of the Department of Health and Welfare, was one of Newark’s most powerful African American female political leader and power broker in the annals of Newark, Essex County and New Jersey political histories; and
Whereas, the Newark Municipal Council would like to commemorate her legacy to the progress of Newark and the advancement of African Americans by renaming the intersection Longworth Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in her honor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize and ratify the renaming of the corner of Longworth Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as Larrie West Stalks Way.
2. The names of said streets shall remain Longworth Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in their entirety.
STATEMENT
Resolution authorizing the naming of the corner of Longworth Street at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Larrie West Stalks Way for honorary and ceremonial purposes.